Statelessness: Why adopted children are not Americans even after living for 70 years in USA
Adoption paperwork, signed by judges and stamped by governments, declared they enjoyed all the privileges of being children of American families. But that was untrue in one critical respect: Adoption for decades did not automatically make children citizens.
Not Americans: Irony of US saving children only to make them stateless for the rest of their life
Emily Howe was adopted from South Korea in 1984, barely young enough to be granted citizenship by the 2000 law. By a twist of luck and timing, this could have been her, she said. So she represents many adoptive families for free.
Iranian hackers accused of pouncing on GOP campaign secrets are now peddling stolen Trump emails
The website of the Democratic Political Action Committee (PAC) American Muckrakers is seen in this photograph taken in Bethesda, Maryland, US, on October 22, 2024. Credit: Reuters
Sex pest: Is ICC prosecutor being blackmailed for charging Israeli PM with war crimes in Gaza?
ICC chief prosecutor Karim Khan also broadened the court’s focus, bringing criminal charges for the first time against individuals outside Africa. He charged Russian President Vladimir Putin for kidnapping children in Ukraine and opened an investigation into Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro for his crackdown on protesters.
Hunter is hunted: After charging Netanyahu with war crimes, ICC prosecutor is accused of sexual misconduct
Two co-workers in whom the woman confided at the ICC’s headquarters at The Hague reported the alleged misconduct in early May to the court’s independent watchdog, which says it interviewed the woman and ended its inquiry after five days when she opted against filing a formal complaint. Khan himself was never questioned.
Investigative journalists expose how, why group behind ‘Disinformation Dozen’ plotted to ‘kill Musk’s Twitter’
Investigative journalists Paul D. Thacker and Matt Taibbi on Tuesday released the documents on The Disinformation Chronicle and X. Thacker told The Defender he spoke with “several CCDH insiders” who provided minutes from internal CCDH staff meetings that took place between January and early this month.
Democratic lawmakers Trump’s Trump son-in-law over report that accuses of him influencing US-Saudi diplomacy
Saudi Arabia has invested $2 billion into a private equity fund, Affinity Partners, that Kushner, who was a top adviser on the Middle East during Trump’s administration, founded in 2021 after leaving government, according to congressional investigators.
Miami’s Lionel Messi earned more than 22 other MLS teams’ payrolls in 2024, salary report shows
Miami, the league’s regular-season Supporters Shield champion, led the league with a record $41.7 million payroll, double all but Toronto ($31.8 million), Los Angeles FC ($22.1 million), the LA Galaxy ($22 million) and Nashville ($21.9 million).
Harris and Obama push early voting in tight race at Georgia rally graced by music and film stars
Kamala Harris’ whirlwind campaign started with a big jump in polls after President Joe Biden dropped out of the race in late July, but her lead has narrowed in national polls and evaporated in the battleground states that will decide the US election.
Hitler syndrome: Why Trump brags his illicit sexual exploits are greater conquests than US Army war in Vietnam
Donald Trump’s angry response the cost of a fallen military officer: “It doesn’t cost 60,000 bucks to bury a fucking Mexican!” He turned to his chief of staff, Mark Meadows, and issued an order: “Don’t pay it!” Later that day, he was still agitated. “Can you believe it?” he said, according to a witness. “Fucking people, trying to rip me off.”
